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COLFAX - Eagle's members Sabrina Craigen, Joshua Vincent and Cristy O'Keefe gathered in the Eagles to discuss their 2023 triumphs and upcoming plans for the new year in an interview with the Gazette on Wednesday, Jan. 10. Some of the events the members talked about the Eagle's hosting throughout 2023 included a vendor event for Colfax Winterfest so that the vendors could get out of the cold. Craigen mentioned they had a check to take to the Colfax Fireman's ToyBox Drive. "We brought back our sch...
COLFAX — With the winter surge hitting Whitman County, local schools are taking action, canceling schools and extra-curricular activities. Updates for Friday, Jan. 19, from the Whitman County school districts are as follows. Colfax: The school has been running on emergency routes for buses in the mornings and afternoons. The basketball game against Davenport Friday, Jan. 19, is still on. Pullman: School was on time. Buses are running on emergency routes. No sports have been cancelled. In district activities are not cancelled, and trips may b... Full story
COLFAX – The Whitman County Sheriff’s Office responded to the following calls from Jan. 2 – Jan. 8 Jan. 2 12:17 a.m.- Albion Road, milepost 3, Pullman. Traffic offense. 6:01 a.m.- Pine City Malden Road, area, Rosalia. Non-injury accident. 9:19 a.m.- Hume Road, 1.5 North of 195, Colfax. Non-Injury accident. 9:31 a.m.- Controlled substance problem. 12:21 p.m.- West 3rd Street, LaCrosse. Abnormal behavior. 1:57 p.m.- Sheriff’s Office, Colfax. Suspicious package. 2:38 p.m.- 411 North Mill Street, Colfax. Sex offender registration. 2:59 p.m.- 4...
COLFAX – The Whitman County Sheriff’s Office responded to the following calls from Dec. 12 –Dec. 18: Dec. 12 1:21 a.m.- North Main Street, Colfax. Agency assist Colfax PD. 8:39 a.m.- East F Street and Orchard Avenue, Moscow, Idaho. Gunshot sounds, agency assist Moscow PD. 11:16 a.m.- Lincoln Street, Colton. Suspicious person. 11:57 a.m.- Tennessee Street, Steptoe. DARE. 12:30 p.m.- Steptoe. Citizen assist. 12:45 p.m.- East Alder Street, Tekoa. Citizen assist. 1:24 p.m.- North Mill Street, Colfax. Fingerprints. 1:32 p.m.- North Mill Stree...
COLFAX – The Whitman County Sheriff’s Office responded to the following calls from Nov. 30 – Dec. 11: Nov. 30 7:28 a.m.- Endicott St. John Road, St. John. Non-injury accident. 9:58 a.m.- Heglar Drive, Colfax. Truck inspections. 10:02 a.m.- North Hill Avenue, LaCrosse High School. DARE. 1:20 p.m.- South Josephine Avenue, Rosalia High School. DARE. 2:30 p.m.- East Henkle Street, Tekoa. 911 hang up. 3:41 p.m.- North Mill Street, Whitman County Sheriff, Colfax. Fingerprints. 4:33 p.m.- SR 195 milepost 7, Colton. Traffic violation. 4:46 p.m.- Pine...
COLFAX – The Whitman County Sheriff’s Office responded to the following calls from Nov. 28-29: Nov. 28 7:30 a.m.- State Highway 26 and C.J. Ochs Road, Colfax. Agency assist Washington State Patrol. 8:09 a.m. — Jordan Knott Road and Lamb Road, Endicott. Agency assist state Department of Fish and Wildlife. 8:20 p.m. — Steptoe. Agency assist Garfield police. 8:32 a.m. — State Highway 26 Milepost 132, Colfax. Mountain bike theft. 11:38 a.m.- North D Street, Albion. Welfare check. 11:45 a.m. — SR 195, Colton. Agency assist Nez Perce County Sher... Full story
COLFAX – The Whitman County Sheriff’s Office responded to the following calls from Nov. 14 – Nov. 19: Nov. 14 7:34 a.m.- West B Avenue, Colfax. Agency assist Colfax PD. 8:07 a.m.- North Railroad Avenue, Uniontown. Welfare check. 9:55 a.m.- Boone Hill Road, Colton. Malicious mischief. 12:03 p.m.- Tennessee Street, Steptoe Elementary School. DARE. 4:25 p.m.- South Star Avenue, LaCrosse. Civil issue. 7:15 p.m.- Broadway Street, Colton. Michael Timothy Haycraft, 55, was cited and released for DWLS 3rd. 11:35 p.m.- Wawawai Road, Colton. Welfa...
MALDEN — The Making Aid for Local Disasters Equal Now, the MALDEN Act was introduced into legislation by Eastern Washington Congresswoman Cathy McMorris Rodgers on Friday, Nov. 17, to improve the coordination between federal, state, and local agencies in deploying resources to rural communities impacted by natural disaster. McMorris Rodgers said that the legislation is named after the town of Malden, which was devastated by the Babb Fire in 2020, and rural communities such as Malden in Eastern Washington are at a disadvantage regarding w...
MALDEN — In a press release from the Port of Whitman County, the Port announced that a multi-year project to install fiber-to-the-home around Pine City and Malden has recently been completed. The project was funded by a $1,734,921 CERB grant from the Coronavirus Capital Projects Fund and $433,730 from the Washington State Broadband Office’s Match Grant Program. The launch of the fiber optic network began in October, as construction of fiber to the homes was completed. The project provided service to approximately 70 homes in the area pre...
COLFAX – The Whitman County Sheriff’s Office responded to the following calls from Oct. 24 – Nov. 1 Oct. 24 11:04 a.m.- North Mill Street, Colfax. Civil call. 12:05 p.m.- Tennessee Street, Steptoe Elementary School. DARE. 1:52 p.m.- East Pine Street, Colfax. Communications problem. 1:54 p.m.- North Mill Street, Colfax. Fingerprints. 2:28 p.m.- Fonner Street and Church Street, Endicott. Civil call. 3:34 p.m.- West Desire Street, Tekoa. Report of checkbook stolen. 5:09 p.m.- Granite Road, Colfax. 911 hang up. 7:01 p.m.- Uniontown. Suspi...
Sheriff’s Log COLFAX – The Whitman County Sheriff’s Office responded to the following calls from Oct. 17 – Oct. 23 Oct. 17 8:39 a.m.- 411 North Mill Street, Colfax. Fingerprints. 9:15 a.m.- Estes Road, area, Palouse. Subject trespassing. 9:22 a.m.- 411 North Mill Street, Colfax. Fingerprints. 10:10 a.m.- Northeast Broadway Avenue, Malden. Civil issue. 10:53 a.m.- Union Street, Colton. Controlled substance problem. 12:09 p.m.- Tennessee Street, Steptoe. Public program. 12:58 p.m.- Old Moscow Road, 1 mile from Johnson, Pullman. Animal problem...
ROSALIA — The Rosalia Veterans Park is hosting its annual Veterans Day Program on Saturday, Nov. 11, at 11 a.m. in the Veterans Memorial Park, located behind the Texaco Station Visitor Center on Whitman Avenue. This year’s speaker is retired Private First Class (PFC) Tony Blount, who served in Vietnam with Delta Company, USMCP, and is a Purple Heart recipient. Blount works regularly at the Malden, Rosalia, and Spangle food banks. Pastor Mike Hill will give the invocation, and Bruce Henning will play taps during the program. Volunteer She...
ROSALIA— The Rosalia Garden Club donated over 250 pounds of fresh produce from members’ gardens in October due to National Garden Clubs Inc. encouraging members to participate in fighting food insecurity. In October, the club donated fresh food to the Rosalia and Malden food distribution center, and the donations were added to the U.S. total donations amounting to seven tons or over 14,000 pounds donated throughout the U.S. by the middle of September. Rosalia Garden Club Publicity Chairman MaravaLee Peterschick reported that the Rosalia Gar...
COLFAX – The Whitman County Sheriff’s Office responded to the following calls from Oct. 10 – Oct. 16 Oct. 10 1:39 a.m.- North Main Street, Colfax. Controlled substance problem. 8:14 a.m.- Tate Cut off Road and Parvin Road, Palouse. Non-injury accident. 8:28 a.m.- East Henkle Street, Tekoa. Domestic dispute. 8:36 a.m.-411 North Mill Street, Sheriff’s Office, Colfax. Sex offender registration. 9:51 a.m.- East Nob Hill Street, St. John. Civil issue. 10:06 a.m.- 411 North Mill Street, Colfax. Sex offender registration. 11:00 a.m.- East Hengle...
Linda Marie Horn, age 74, of Westwood, Kansas, passed away on September 4, 2023. Linda was born May 31, 1949, in Colfax Washington to Ray and Kathleen Horn. Linda grew up in the small town of Oakesdale, Washington, where she enjoyed cheerleading, Future Farmers of America activities and was a member of the Oakesdale/Malden Order of Eastern Star. Linda graduated from Oakesdale High School in 1967. After high school graduation she attended Western Washington University and Washington State...
8 Years Ago From the Colfax Gazette, Friday, October 14, 1898 HIT BY AN ENGINE An Old Man Receives Fatal Injuries Saturday Evening H.C. Whittal, an aged man of nearly 70 years, was struck by an engine coming down the steep grade west of the depot, about 6 o’clock Saturday evening and is no doubt fatally injured. At time of going to press he was not expected to survive the night. The blow was received upon the left breast. The breast bone was caved in, the shoulder dislocated and several ribs broken. He has since been suffering internal h...
COLFAX — The Whitman County Assessor’s Office reported the following land transactions from Sept. 28- Oct. 6: Sept. 28 Judith Kay Battin, Lake Tapps, Wash., sold land only, LaCrosse, Wash., to Warren and Constance Horton, LaCrosse, Wash., parcels 2-0000-41-15-14-1802, 2-0000-41-15-14-2904, 2-0000-41-15-14-3904, 2-0000-41-15-14-4904, selling price $141,015, Statutory Warranty Deed. Sept. 29 William Siegwarth, Cuadelajava Jalisco, Mexico., sold 705 South East Street, Colfax, Wash., to Katrina and Cody Johnson, Colfax, Wash., parcel 1-0...
COLFAX – The Whitman County Sheriff’s Office responded to the following calls from Oct. 3 – Oct. 9: Oct. 3 7:26 a.m.- West Walla Walla Highway, Colfax. Mathew Grayson McNeilly, 18, DWLS 3rd and reckless driving. 7:43 a.m.- Endicott. Domestic dispute. 12:06 p.m.- Tennessee Street, Steptoe Elementary School. DARE. 2:24 p.m.- North Fir Street, Palouse. Agency assist Palouse PD. 2:37 p.m.- North Mill Street, Colfax. CPS referral. 2:41 p.m.- West Fairview Street, Colfax. Michael Timothy Haycraft arrested for DWLS 3rd and misdemeanor warrant. 2:48...
MALDEN - Between 60-70 people attended the second Malden and Pine City Revival on Saturday, Sept. 16. Event organizer and The Pine Creek Community Restoration Long-Term Recovery Organization spokeswoman Chandelle Frick said the event was catered by Rattling The Pans BBQ of Rosalia. It commemorates the revival of both the towns of Malden and Pine City, much of which were destroyed in the Babb Road Fire on Sept. 7, 2020. "Any additional funding goes back to the Fire Department," she said, adding...
COLFAX — The Whitman County Library (WCL) is hosting a mixed exhibit of pictures and replica rail signs highlighting the present and past of the Palouse to Cascades Rail Trail from Easton to Tekoa Washington, which started Wednesday, Sept. 6, running through the end of the month in the Center located in Colfax. In May of every year, approximately 120 horseback riders and wagons travel the trail from Eaton to Tekoa, ending with parades in both Rosalia and Tekoa. The trail is the former home of the Chicago Milwaukee, St. Paul, and Pacific R...
Jail Log COLFAX—The Whitman County Jail reported the following individuals booked from Aug. 15-16: Aug. 16 Dantae John Billings, 25, two counts of second-degree possession of stolen property attempting to elude police and reckless driving. Bails set at $500 through Colfax Municipal Court, and $10,000 through Whitman County Superior Court. Amber Jean Sitter, 32, warrant for possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver. Sitter is being held on $10,000 bail through Whitman County Superior Court. R.J. Mitchell William, 22, f...
PULLMAN — A state appellate court has affirmed the conviction of a local man arrested after a January 2022 social media sting intended to catch drug dealers. On Aug. 17, the state Court of Appeals Division III filed an unpublished opinion affirming the arrest and conviction of William Patrick McBride, 59, of Malden. McBride was convicted of possession of a controlled substance (methamphetamine) with intent to deliver after communicating with a fictious person on social media, court records show. He was sentenced to 90 months in prison. He appea...
Joanne Terry Curtis was born in Colfax, Wash., at St. Ignatius Hospital on September 4, 1939, to Albert Lynn and Margaret Geraldine Feenan Curtis. She was the second of six children. Joanne grew up on her family's farm between St. John and Steptoe, Wash., near what is now Eccles Grange Hall. She attended St. John Schools, graduating as salutatorian of her High School class in 1957. Joanne met David Gfeller at a dance at what was then the Wheatland Grange. David was soon drafted during the... Full story
COLFAX – The Whitman County Sheriff’s Office responded to the following calls from August 1 to August 7: August 1 1:13 a.m. – N Washington St., in trailer, Tekoa. Domestic dispute. 10:13 a.m. – NE Wilson Rd., Cogel Plant Bioscience Bldg, Pullman. Public program. 11:56 a.m.- 411 N Mill St, Whitman County Sheriff, Colfax. Civil issue. 12:12 p.m.- Kriebel Rd., Garfield. Child custody order. 1:00 p.m.- N G St., Albion. Welfare check. 1:51 p.m.- N Whitman Ave, and South, Rosalia. Extra patrol. 3:36 p.m.- Barbee Rd., Pullman. Trespassing complai...
